singeing

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/

Definition of singeing

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of singe
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verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of singe

noun

  1. (uncountable)The act or process of slightly burning.
  2. (countable)A singe; a slight burn.

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Etymology

From Middle English *sengynge, sengeand, from Old English *senġende, *senċġende, *sænċġende, from Proto-West Germanic *sangijandī, present participle of *sangijan (“to singe”), equivalent to singe + -ing.

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